7.11.06

CANUCK!

Its meaning? I wonder...so I looked, and hmmmmmm............ :)

Its:

-slang for Canadians in general and French Canadians in particular
-small
or medium-sized hardy horse, common in Canada
-seemly originates
in 19th century, possibilities of term used
  • kanata "village"
  • Canada + -uc (alognquian)
  • Canada + -inuk (inuit for "man")
  • Connaught, slag given for Irish-French-Canadians.
  • Cann-uck, a small yellow French-Canadian bird
Yea CANUCK! :)

2 comments:

Laural said...

so canadians are mini horses too? :)

I like the "sound" of "canuck".

Pamela said...

So calling them "canucks" arent an insult then?